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Cookie Policy

Version 1.0 · Last updated: 13 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Flare uses cookies and similar technologies. It supplements our Privacy Policy - where those two documents conflict on cookies and similar technologies specifically, this Cookie Policy governs.

Contents

  1. What Cookies & Similar Technologies Are
  2. Why We Use Them
  3. Categories We Use
  4. Third-Party Technologies
  5. Mobile Apps
  6. Your Choices & Consent
  7. Changes
  8. Contact

1. What Cookies & Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. "Similar technologies" perform comparable functions and, depending on how you access Flare, may include:

  • Cookies
  • Local storage and session storage
  • Secure device storage
  • Software development kits (SDKs)
  • Authentication tokens

Flare is operated by Backroom Studio Ltd (London, United Kingdom). This policy applies to the Flare website at joinflare.io, in-app web views, and equivalent technologies in our mobile apps.

2. Why We Use Them

Cookies and similar technologies help us:

  • Keep you signed in and maintain your session
  • Remember your preferences (such as language and theme)
  • Keep the Platform secure and prevent fraud
  • Remember your consent choices
  • Measure and improve website performance and usage
  • Support accessibility
  • Deliver and measure advertising where applicable (free users only)

Without certain strictly necessary cookies, parts of Flare will not work correctly.

3. Categories We Use

Depending on your device and how you access Flare, we use the following categories:

CategoryWhat it doesCan you turn it off?
Strictly necessary Authentication, security, session management, fraud prevention, load balancing, and preferences required for core functionality. No - these are required for the Service to work.
Functional Remember choices such as language, region, theme, accessibility and login preferences - without tracking you for advertising. Yes, via your browser/device, though some personalisation may be lost.
Analytics Help us understand which features are used, performance, user journeys and error rates, so we can improve Flare. Used with your consent where required. Yes - decline via the consent prompt (where shown) or your browser.
Advertising Deliver and measure ads and prevent ad fraud for users on the free plan; personalised only with consent. Plus/Premium subscribers are not shown ads. Yes - manage in the consent prompt, in-app ad settings, or your device.

More about advertising is in Section 10 of our Privacy Policy.

4. Third-Party Technologies

Some providers we rely on may set or read cookies or similar technologies under their own privacy policies, including those supporting:

  • Analytics - Google Analytics and Firebase
  • Advertising - Google AdMob (apps) and Google AdSense (web)
  • Security / bot protection - Cloudflare (including Turnstile)
  • Maps - Google Maps
  • Authentication & embedded content - sign-in and media providers

These third parties process information according to their own policies. See, for example, Google's use of cookies.

5. Mobile Apps

Traditional browser cookies are not always used inside our iOS and Android apps. Instead, the apps may use secure device storage, SDKs, authentication tokens and local storage that perform similar functions to help the Platform operate securely.

On iOS, before an advertising identifier is used for personalised ads, we ask your permission via Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. On Android, you can reset or limit your Advertising ID in your device settings.

6. Your Choices & Consent

Where required by law (such as in the UK and EEA), we ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar technologies, using a cookie banner or a Google-certified consent mechanism. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time.

  • In the app: change ad and tracking choices in Privacy & Safety → Ad privacy settings.
  • On the web: reopen the consent options from the cookie banner / settings link.
  • In your browser: view, delete, block or restrict cookies and manage site permissions.
  • On your device: manage the advertising identifier (iOS App Tracking Transparency / Android Advertising ID).

Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of Flare from working.

7. Changes

As Flare evolves, the cookies and similar technologies we use may change. We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect new features, new providers, changes in the law, or improvements to the Platform, and will revise the "Last updated" date above.

8. Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies? Contact us through our Help Center. We are Backroom Studio Ltd, London, United Kingdom. See also our Privacy Policy.

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